Project Gutenberg 2006-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Parrish, Randall 1858 1923 When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country E-text prepared by Al Haines "When Wilderness Was King" by Randall Parrish is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative takes place in the American frontier, specifically along the upper Maumee River, during a time of tension between settlers and Native American tribes. The story revolves around John Wayland, a young man who must navigate the dangers of this rugged wilderness, compelled by a duty to bring back an orphaned girl after the death of her father, a friend of his family. The opening of the novel introduces us to John Wayland's peaceful life at home in the backwoods, and it foreshadows a drastic change as he receives a letter urging his father to take in the surviving daughter of an old comrade. As John contemplates this new duty, we meet Ol' Tom Burns, a grizzled traveler who delivers the fateful message, marking the beginning of John's journey into the unknown. The narrative blends themes of adventure, duty, and the elements of wilderness survival as John prepares to face the perils that lie ahead, all while wrestling with his own youthful ambitions and fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Illinois -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 567856 567802 2024-09-08T05:11:09.131493 2023-09-08T07:34:38.295041 text/html text/html 567849 567795 2024-09-08T05:11:09.364491 2023-09-08T07:34:38.459036 text/html text/html 271551 2024-09-08T05:11:17.018479 application/epub+zip 280901 2024-09-08T05:11:10.950494 application/epub+zip 280901 2024-09-08T05:11:10.016463 application/epub+zip 535352 2024-09-08T05:11:22.009440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493347 2024-09-08T05:11:16.343438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504013 2022-09-08T13:34:17.694923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522567 522556 2024-09-08T05:11:08.737583 2023-09-08T07:34:37.957943 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522461 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202938 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522468 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202928 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19756 2024-09-08T05:11:22.157429 application/rdf+xml 16209 2024-09-08T05:11:10.365465 image/jpeg 4102 2024-09-08T05:11:10.189534 image/jpeg 271240 2024-09-08T05:11:09.413551 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia